ESS Next – Industry Day Announcement and RFI

11/18: DHA Contracting, on behalf of the Defense Health Management Systems Program Executive Office (PEO DHMS), expresses its sincere appreciation to all respondents for their participation in previous outreach efforts. Based on the valuable feedback received from industry during the SAM.gov RFI and the 2025 Industry Day, and in accordance with applicable 2025 Department of Defense directives, we have updated the requirements for the ESS Follow-on Requirements. Future Requests for Information (RFIs) or solicitations regarding this effort will be posted on the Army Information Technology Enterprise Solutions - 3 Services (ITES-3S) contract vehicle. Capable ITES-3S vendors are encouraged to respond to future requests through Army's CHESS site https://chess.army.mil/

2/10 - Q&A, Industry Day participants, and RFI Amd 02 are now available for review.

2/4 - Industry day slides and RFI Amd 01 are now available for review. Suspense date for responses is also updated to 2/18 to allow for the federal holiday.

1/28 - Use Cases, draft QASP, and draft Performance Requirements Summary have been added as attachments to the formal RFI.

1/22 - The formal Request for Information (RFI) has been released on this post. Please review the RFI and corresponding draft PWS prior to attendance.

DHA Contracting on behalf of the Defense Health Management Systems Program Executive Office (PEO DHMS) is pleased to invite you to attend an Industry Day focused on the upcoming Enterprise Software Solutions (ESS) Next initiative. This event is designed to foster collaboration and open communication between industry partners and the government, and will provide a unique opportunity for you to:

⦁ Learn about the ESS Next requirements

⦁ Engage in interactive discussions with government representatives to explore how your company's capabilities align with our needs

⦁ Ask questions and seek clarification on the initiative's objectives

⦁ Network with other industry professionals and government stakeholders

ESS Next aims to provide users with the digital and physical capabilities needed to support the development, testing, and delivery of digital products and applications for the Military Health System (MHS) Enterprise. Specifically, ESS Next will offer users access to a standardized list of service offerings from which they can seamlessly self-provision various digital, virtual, and physical services and capabilities. For example, services available for provisioning include, but are not limited to, software services (managed tools/technologies used to execute development and testing), infrastructure services (compute, network, storage), physical space and support services (physical area to perform testing in the Medical Enterprise Test Innovation Center (METIC), technical and logistical support to conduct Operational Assessment (OA) events), virtual desktop services, and containerization services (serverless compute engine). Ultimately, the goal of ESS Next is to transition existing services to a hybrid “everything as a service” model and ensure users are able to quickly access the tools they need to perform the development and testing of mission-critical products while providing the organization the flexibility to scale, innovate, and optimize costs.​

Industry Day slides will be posted to this announcement following the event.